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Comparing Linux 2.4 and Linux 2.6 Kernels:

Many customers ask for support of Linux Kernel
version 2.6 for their embedded projects.
This is easy enough to understand: after all, 2.6 is the latest
and greatest version of the Linux kernel, and who wants
to base a new project on old stuff?

Here is a comparison of 2.4 and 2.6 on real embedded hardware:

Build and Test Environment, Kernel Versions and Test Hardware:

The ELDK 3.1 toolchain was used to build the Linux kernels and
to provide the necessary test environment (NFS root filesystem, ramdisk images).

The following versions of the Linux Kernel were used in the tests:

Kernel Version 2.4.25 from CVS server at www.denx.de,
snapshot of 2005-04-23-00:00